ST. LOUIS - The new Interstate 64 has been open to traffic for almost two months now. MoDOT traffic engineers have been monitoring the flow of traffic on the new stretch of highway and on the other regional interstates. The month of January provided more normal traffic information after the holidays and school break. In general the results show volumes have increased on I-64 and there are some reductions on the other interstates.
Here's a breakdown of traffic volume results for traffic in January 2010. All volumes are compared to 2009 volumes unless otherwise indicated.
Morning Peak Hours (5 a.m. to 9 a.m.)
The worst hour for traffic is 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
I-70 (I-270 to downtown) down 10%, except for westbound between Poplar Street Bridge and Goodfellow is up 15%;
- I-64
- West of I-270 is up 5%;
- I-270 to I-170 is up double to triple compared to 2009, but compared to 2007 it is up 10 % in the eastbound direction and up 30 % in the westbound;
- I-170 to Kingshighway is up 50-100% compared to 2007;
- Kingshighway to Poplar Street Bridge is up double to triple compared to 2009 volumes but it is down 10% compared to 2007 volumes in the eastbound direction and about the same as 2007 in the westbound direction;
- I-44 (I-270 to I-55) is up 15% ;
- I-270 (I-64 to I-44) is up 20-30 % in the northbound direction and down 20 % in the southbound direction; and
- I-170 (I-70 to I-64) is up 50-60%.
Evening Peak Hours (3 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
The worst hour for traffic is 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
- I-70 (I-270-downtown) is down 10%, except for westbound between Poplar Street Bridge and Goodfellow is up 5%;
- I-64
- West of I-270 is up 5-10%;
- I-270 to I-170 is up 40% from 2009 volumes; westbound is up 5% and eastbound is down 15% compared to 2007 volumes;
- I-170 to Kingshighway is up 75% in the westbound direction and down 10% in the eastbound direction compared to 2007 volumes;
- Kingshighway to the Poplar Street Bridge is up double to triple in the westbound direction and up 5% in the eastbound direction compared to 2009; but it is down 5% compared to 2007 volumes;
- I-44 (I-270 to I-55) is down 15-30%, except for westbound between Laclede Station and I-270 is up 10%;
- I-270 (I-64 to I-44) is up 10% in the northbound direction and about the same in the southbound direction; and
- I-170 (I-70 to I-64) is up 15%.
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